The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-29
POLLY'S BISCUIT.
And Her Choice Of a Defender in
a Pending Suit.

3 erq sPolly, don't buy your pearls to-
uo W iy." Polly Rutherford looked up
" loa nickly from the jewelers. case she was
q Y hnding over, and saw Mr.. Mc1lwaine
! e1ef sanding at her side.
c.ureu 4Why shouldn't l buy to-day?" she
=. .'ne uied. Il have had this hundred dollars
IN ii gold for almost a year, Mr.. Nell
'o,''sa uine, trying to make up my mind what
, aiiaa wanted most. Now. my birthday is
! y amost here again; and / am afraid
piess randpa will make this do for two
. = ~ .aa birthdays, if don't hurry and spend
'nes tp
las, But Polly's gay little laugh was
9 " checked by look of funmistakablc COM
y v passion in the gentleman's eyes. The
: 0ua's color faded little from her bright
'''as ysung face. but she would not ask any
! o'a gaestons here in the crowded store.
'mrss -. 'Youmay put them back to-day, Mr..
!. ~ s,.s. Vest" she said to the jeweler. "Ill
: '1 ame again Tomorrow
,nsumF n rsyoa ~ s.,asn,an G, oonoaa,;,n a III.
sappointment- II shall reserve them
m you"
Polly left the tempting store with
,OVU ~ H. Mellwaine, and, once ON the street,
u mans .arning upon him a pair of frank,
laI " aIHestioning eyes, which he found hard
aanswer
OF " Paul Mcllwaine was friend of the
macn iatherford family, but not specially of
,nt % ate Polly. She was only sixteen. a
10 er0slas child to the Woodworking lawyer
thirty, and one whom he considered
person. saltogether frivolous and empty. Polly
i, oouMI I's an only daughter, living with a
mal0ssR Rhowed mother in her grandfather's S
th sda egant honse. and Il Che ros not :.
Paled girl, it was not the fault of the
perh'f &ang old grandfather. whose idol she
ever q I'd been from her babyhood.
IS WOES what did you mean, Mr.. Nell
than = anee' she asked, presently, finding
sca'a NJ the questioning look brought no
THY. JPnPE. And then, seeing how embar-
1 Glow sed he seemed about answering, she
yer, Bs o. with sudden fear: Have you
ch show at grandpa's since I leftP Is any
xposaa1h the matter?''
lhey are all well" he said, answer
amphlkNs 'ne thought which he knew was in
| OF goa mlhd; "but something has hap
Flords ea' Folly, of course, or l would not
0 expes y interfered with your purchase"
pie WIZ " Tell me, tell mer' said the girl,
NJ agltated voice. "Why do you
o nighe Y me in suspense?"
N h1x
a we w aaat > blunderer / amr' thought
it bette sompanion. IF I tell her out here
rows bg ae street, there will be a scene. But
%, but n y IN Tor it now, and if don't tell
raue'er y suppose there will be a scene.
ver laFH a's the way with these fine young
lniil ihq sa ~.
~ do ih WIS hard thing to say to you,
seed, m y out your grandfather has failed. :"
will ID salled'' repeated Polly. vaguely;
settle oa y mean he has lost all his money?
.essing ~ ~ all Is that what you were
IS is rs n n ~ !" 'eli me''
= ,aa' al means good deal more
nself cor s.a seem to understand" said
esscd meiiwaine, i1ipatiently. '.It
encefora sas loss and disappointment and
ems nus@ A. VI the DeSt gentlemen
suprep world. 1t means hard work to
in ii i aasaer' who has no strength fol-
Of peaA opped, and Polly said quickly,
tment as the tinge of contempt in his
o. LII leayek sssef mind about me. But see
las No asV n.y. bad it will be. Poor grand.
l'es -. Nm ~. AcIlwaine, does-must-wil1
: 4 i Ileitia y say else lose by grandpa's fail.
nm, sse "a ! 100 .. soon to say positively" he
ii i soar1 IA. pat think not. / think he
= : and tal ssa sa' Business in time to save his
sease . lsa., s,s any appreciable loss"
rsMin " - mead was up now, and hel
,s;a sa,alng Dear old grandpa >
bless his heart! I an